It's insane: Mike Flanagan on Stephen King's praise for 'The Haunting of Hill House'

Director Mike Flanagan says it feels "surreal" and "wonderful" to be praised by author Stephen King.

King, 71, called Flanagan's "The Haunting of Hill House" "close to a work of genius".

Responding to King's kind words, Flanagan told Entertainment Weekly: "It's insane, and I've never spoken to Steve. We email all the time, actually, especially with 'Doctor Sleep' going, but I've never met him and he's been my hero since I was a kid..."